Local servicesHospitalMcLeod Health Seacoast11.4 miPost officeLongwood Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCarolina Shores Town Hall6.7 miPoliceSunset Beach Police Department8.4 miFire stationGrissettown - Longwood Fire and Rescue3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMyrtle Beach International Airport MYR31 miInterstateI-14030 miUS highwayUS 174.8 miAmtrakFayetteville, NC FAY75 miCoachWhiteville Columbia County TransitGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28452 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28452 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min6:03 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min7:15 am – 5:09 pm
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People1,152 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.3406 householdsMedian rent $699 a month60% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $687 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 594 employedMain industries: retail 19%, manufacturing 18%, education and health care 13%Average commute 28 minutes64% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 13% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 34°F57 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days32 days above 90°F, 55 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Longwood station
Nearby landmarksButler Pondlake · under a mileJoe Lakelake · 3.8 miBeech Islandisland · 3.5 miSand Hillpeak · 6.6 miPine Islandisland · 9.9 miBig Neckcape · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWaccamaw Riverstate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 212 acresBrunswick County - Shallotte District Parkrecreation area · 8.7 mi · 68 acresVereen Memorial Gardenspark · 8.7 mi · 107 acresJuniper Creek Game Landstate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 20,541 acresWaccamaw River Heritage Preserve / Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 5,423 acresLake Waccamaw State Parkstate park · 17.0 mi · 11,266 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBrunswick County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Very HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025268 of 325 days measured54 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 39, worst day 170main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Horry County, SC, 25 mi away
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL39% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBrunswick County Water Systemserves 151,357 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation38 ft12 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
